9th OIC Ministerial conference on Women | 12,13 July 2026 | Islamabad

Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat for Protection Against Harassment (FOSPAH) actively participated in the two-day 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on 12 & 13 July, 2026, at the Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad. On the sidelines of the conference, Federal Ombudsperson Ms. Fauzia Viqar held productive engagements and sideline interactions with Executive Director of the OIC Women Development Organization (WDO), Counselor Sarah Ismail Al Shoura.
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Ms. Viqar also connected and shared meaningful exchanges with key parliamentary leaders and prominent women's rights advocates, including Ms. Shaista Pervaiz Malik, Ms. Saira Tarar, Ms. Nuzhat Sadiq, Ms. Saba Sadiq, Dr. Nafisa Shah, and Ms. Mehnaz Aziz. 
These interactions reflected FOSPAH’s unwavering commitment to strengthening institutional collaboration, policy dialogue, and regional networking on women’s rights and workplace protection. ?
Throughout the conference, FOSPAH officials managed a dedicated information desk in the Marketplace, engaging with local and international delegates, Excellencies, and participants. The team proactively shared detailed information on FOSPAH’s mandate while fostering professional dialogue to advance gender justice and strengthen workplace protection across OIC member states.
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Furthermore, FOSPAH officials , Ms. Yumna Jamil Communications Officer & Ms. Aneesa Zeb, Assistant Registrar engaged extensively with the core OIC Secretariat Women’s Team, representatives of various OIC institutions, and delegates from member states. These efforts successfully reinforced vital institutional linkages and advanced the collective dialogue on uplifting women’s socio-economic and political rights across the Muslim world.